Andrew Worden is a drummer, percussionist, and composer in Boston, MA where he is Faculty & Assistant Dean of Entrepreneurial Musicianship at the New England Conservatory.
As a composer, Andrew's percussion music is programmed frequently at conservatories and universities around the world with recent performances in France, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia, Colombia, and across the United States. His music has been commissioned and performed by the Paris Percussion Group, the Eastman Percussion Ensemble, and Virginia Tech. His latest work for percussion ensemble , BOLT received its premiere in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium in 2018.
As a composer for multimedia, Andrew's original scores can be heard in the documentary Spiritus (Student Academy Awards, finalist) and the children’s book series Yum & Yuk.
Alongside composer Ivan Trevino, Andrew recently started The Big Trouble, a percussion / songwriting collective focused on creating music for percussion and vocals in an indie-rock aesthetic. The Big Trouble was the recipient of a Live Arts Boston Grant from The Boston Foundation in 2017, and has since released their debut album on Spotify and iTunes and performed a Showcase Concert at PASIC 2018.
He currently teaches two courses at NEC: Health & Wellness for Musicians and Grant Writing for Artists, where he helps students earn more than $100,000 entrepreneurial project grants annually. Prior to his appointment at NEC, Andrew was Managing Director of the Mizzou International Composer’s Festival, and a post-graduate fellow in Performing Arts Medicine at the Eastman School of Music.
Andrew earned the MM in Percussion Performance and Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Michael Burritt and Bill Cahn.
As a composer, Andrew's percussion music is programmed frequently at conservatories and universities around the world with recent performances in France, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia, Colombia, and across the United States. His music has been commissioned and performed by the Paris Percussion Group, the Eastman Percussion Ensemble, and Virginia Tech. His latest work for percussion ensemble , BOLT received its premiere in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium in 2018.
As a composer for multimedia, Andrew's original scores can be heard in the documentary Spiritus (Student Academy Awards, finalist) and the children’s book series Yum & Yuk.
Alongside composer Ivan Trevino, Andrew recently started The Big Trouble, a percussion / songwriting collective focused on creating music for percussion and vocals in an indie-rock aesthetic. The Big Trouble was the recipient of a Live Arts Boston Grant from The Boston Foundation in 2017, and has since released their debut album on Spotify and iTunes and performed a Showcase Concert at PASIC 2018.
He currently teaches two courses at NEC: Health & Wellness for Musicians and Grant Writing for Artists, where he helps students earn more than $100,000 entrepreneurial project grants annually. Prior to his appointment at NEC, Andrew was Managing Director of the Mizzou International Composer’s Festival, and a post-graduate fellow in Performing Arts Medicine at the Eastman School of Music.
Andrew earned the MM in Percussion Performance and Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Michael Burritt and Bill Cahn.
